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It’s time to escape the light and noise pollution of the big cities. Even cities of moderate size generate enough light pollution that its difficult to see everything but the brightest stars and the moon. If you truly want to see the night sky at its best you need to get away from everything and everyone. The best places to see the night sky are not just remote they also have clean air, low humidity and often at high elevation. The Atacama Desert and surrounding volcanoes in Chile fits this bill and are also home to some of the world’s largest telescopes. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is also famous for its observatories. Remember you don’t have to travel the world to see the night sky you might just need to drive a few hours away from the city to get away from all the lights and enjoy the stars.

Looking to getaway for the Holidays. Here are 15 cities that offer up the Christmas experience. The only exception here is Santa Claus village in Finland which is more of an amusement park. Most of these cities are in Europe and North America where the winter snow can add to the holiday charm. New York City tops our list with the opportunity to visit the Rockefeller Tree. Christmas is just the start of the celebration which leads up to Three Kings Day in Barcelona which is second on our list. Read on to check the rest of the 15 in the list.

We come across amazing travel blogs and inspiring travel stories every day. So we have made it our mission to share some of the best stories we find every week here on our blog and in our weekly email. If you’re a blogger and have a great post for us to share in a weekly roundup drop us an email.

Diamond Mines are not what you typically think of as tourist attractions but these might catch your attention. Diamonds typically form in very hot and high pressure environments such as those found in volcanic vents which lie buried deep inside of today’s active volcanoes. Once the volcano has eroded away with the passage of time the actually vent is left as a fossilized remnant and the deposit is known as a Kimberlite. Kimberlites are famous for their concentration, albeit small, of diamonds. You might have expected diamond mines to go deep underground but most of them are open pit. The largest diamond mines are found in Russia, South Africa, Canada, Botswana and Angola. Here is a look at the world’s 15 largest diamond mines.